1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,294 Speaker 1: You're listing to a Mama Mia podcast. Mumma Mea acknowledges 2 00:00:15,334 --> 00:00:18,134 Speaker 1: the traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast 3 00:00:18,214 --> 00:00:25,774 Speaker 1: is recorded on Hi. I'm ailsh Delaney from Mamma MEA's 4 00:00:25,774 --> 00:00:28,574 Speaker 1: twice daily news podcast, The Quickie with Your Headlines for 5 00:00:28,654 --> 00:00:32,734 Speaker 1: Friday June twenty seven. Anthony Albanesi is pushing back on 6 00:00:32,814 --> 00:00:36,334 Speaker 1: calls for Australia to lift its defense spending despite mounting 7 00:00:36,374 --> 00:00:39,774 Speaker 1: pressure from the US to do so. Following pressure from 8 00:00:39,774 --> 00:00:43,134 Speaker 1: Donald Trump, NATO allies agreed to lift spending on defense 9 00:00:43,174 --> 00:00:46,534 Speaker 1: to five percent of national gross domestic product. The lift 10 00:00:46,614 --> 00:00:49,894 Speaker 1: has increased pressure on other US allies, including Australia, to 11 00:00:49,974 --> 00:00:53,654 Speaker 1: do the same. Albanezi says the federal government is sticking 12 00:00:53,654 --> 00:00:56,534 Speaker 1: to its plan to lift defense spending from two percent 13 00:00:56,614 --> 00:00:59,614 Speaker 1: to two point three percent of GDP by twenty thirty 14 00:00:59,614 --> 00:01:02,814 Speaker 1: five to thirty four. The federal opposition has also been 15 00:01:02,894 --> 00:01:05,374 Speaker 1: vocal in calling for a boost to the defense budget 16 00:01:05,454 --> 00:01:09,974 Speaker 1: amid global uncertainty. Opposition Defense spokesman Angus Taylor says an 17 00:01:10,014 --> 00:01:12,694 Speaker 1: increase of defense spending above two point three percent of 18 00:01:12,734 --> 00:01:16,454 Speaker 1: GDP is needed. A court has heard a former police 19 00:01:16,454 --> 00:01:19,214 Speaker 1: officer who tasered a ninety five year old woman, gave 20 00:01:19,214 --> 00:01:22,894 Speaker 1: her no real chance to avoid it. Christian White fired 21 00:01:22,894 --> 00:01:25,134 Speaker 1: the taser at Claire Nowland at a nursing home in 22 00:01:25,214 --> 00:01:28,414 Speaker 1: Coumar in May twenty twenty three. She fell, hit her 23 00:01:28,454 --> 00:01:31,534 Speaker 1: head and died a week later. White was found guilty 24 00:01:31,574 --> 00:01:34,454 Speaker 1: of manslaughter in November and in March received a two 25 00:01:34,534 --> 00:01:37,854 Speaker 1: year good behavior bond and was ordered to complete community service. 26 00:01:38,574 --> 00:01:43,134 Speaker 1: Crown prosecutors are now appealing that sentence, calling it manifestly inadequate. 27 00:01:43,454 --> 00:01:46,134 Speaker 1: In the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal, Director 28 00:01:46,174 --> 00:01:49,614 Speaker 1: of Public Prosecution Sally Dowling argued the judge made key 29 00:01:49,774 --> 00:01:52,294 Speaker 1: errors when he decided not to send White to prison 30 00:01:52,614 --> 00:01:55,054 Speaker 1: and missed an opportunity to send a strong warning to 31 00:01:55,134 --> 00:01:59,334 Speaker 1: other police. Australia's media watchdog has rejected a push to 32 00:01:59,374 --> 00:02:02,414 Speaker 1: allow more alcohol ads during times when children are likely 33 00:02:02,454 --> 00:02:05,734 Speaker 1: to be watching TV. Free to air broadcasters lobbied the 34 00:02:05,774 --> 00:02:10,014 Speaker 1: Australian Communications in Media Authority to change the classification rules 35 00:02:10,054 --> 00:02:12,694 Speaker 1: as part of a new Code of Practice. The change 36 00:02:12,694 --> 00:02:15,654 Speaker 1: would have allowed broadcasters to run an additional eight hundred 37 00:02:15,734 --> 00:02:19,494 Speaker 1: hours of alcohol ads each year. AKMA has refused to 38 00:02:19,494 --> 00:02:22,694 Speaker 1: register the new code, saying free TV didn't provide enough 39 00:02:22,694 --> 00:02:27,014 Speaker 1: community safeguards. A less celebrities are descending on Venice as 40 00:02:27,014 --> 00:02:31,214 Speaker 1: billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez kickoff 41 00:02:31,214 --> 00:02:35,054 Speaker 1: a lavish three day wedding celebration. Kim Kardashian, Chris Jenna 42 00:02:35,134 --> 00:02:37,574 Speaker 1: and Orlando Bloom are among the stars spotted in the 43 00:02:37,574 --> 00:02:40,854 Speaker 1: Canal City so far. The couple's nuptials are rumor to 44 00:02:40,974 --> 00:02:43,974 Speaker 1: cost up to eighty five million Australian dollars and the 45 00:02:44,054 --> 00:02:46,654 Speaker 1: ceremony is already being dubbed the Wedding of the Year. 46 00:02:47,134 --> 00:02:50,614 Speaker 1: Bezos and Sanchez went public with their relationship in twenty nineteen, 47 00:02:50,814 --> 00:02:55,254 Speaker 1: shortly after he announced his split from Mackenzie Scott. That's 48 00:02:55,254 --> 00:02:58,134 Speaker 1: your evening news headlines. On Monday's episode of The Quikie, 49 00:02:58,174 --> 00:03:00,014 Speaker 1: we look out whether the death of the dating app 50 00:03:00,054 --> 00:03:02,774 Speaker 1: is among us? And why is everyone talking about their 51 00:03:02,814 --> 00:03:06,214 Speaker 1: quartisol levels? Listen to The Quikie wherever you get your podcasts.